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Numéro 013/2005 |
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In This Issue - Dans ce numéro
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Quotation of the week
“As we have always known, true honour is not for those who have received, but for those who have given”.
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Trivia - The Square
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What's Happening Around
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"Staying Connected" . . .
Staying connected pieces with a focus on Ex Cadets and / or RMC connection are invited from our readers, regardless of where you are located. A photo and brief article would be appreciated. Send to William.oliver@rmc.ca |
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NECBC
President and CEO, Appointed to ACSUS Advisory Board |
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Mr. Raymond is Senior Vice President for CGI in the greater Boston Region, located in Andover, MA. Founded in 1976, with headquarters in Montreal, Canada, CGI is among the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in North America. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 25,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in India and Canada. Website: www.cgi.com. “ACSUS is pleased to connect in this way with the NECBC,” said George Sulzner, President, ACSUS. “The aligning of these two organizations will help to promote economic interaction between New England and Canada as well as add substantially to ACSUS’ goal of promoting knowledge and understanding about Canada in the United States.” “I am honored to be a part of an advisory council with these individuals that have not only been extremely successful in their own careers, but have also been instrumental in furthering the relations between the US and Canada,” said Paul Raymond, NECBC President and CEO. “Being a member of this advisory council will open the NECBC and both New England and Canada to tremendous opportunities to further trade and |
relations between the two countries. Very little locally is known about the incredibly strong and large trade that occurs between New England and Canada. Hopefully this will help to bring that to the forefront and get more local interest from both sides in considering conducting business in their neighbours’ country.” The New England-Canada Business Council, Inc. (NECBC) was formed in 1981 to bring together businesses and individuals with an interest in the relationship and, more specifically, New England-Canada political, business and cultural issues. Today, the Council's membership is composed of business leaders from a wide range of sectors including banking, law, consulting, energy, and high technology, as well as government and academic officials and individuals with links to Canada. Membership in the NECBC is open to all with an interest in stimulating the growth of New England-Canada ties. Website: www.necbc.org . About ACSUS ACSUS was formally established during a conference held at Duke University in 1971. Until 1975, the Association was managed through the Canadian Center at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University. Between 1975 and 1984, ACSUS was an affiliate of Meridian House International. In 1982, through the generous assistance of the Exxon Education Foundation, ACSUS established its secretariat in Washington, D.C., and in 1984, ACSUS became completely independent and relocated to the National Center for Higher Education; the relocation was due in part to the Association's rapid and dramatic growth and the assistance of the William H. Donner Foundation. After thirteen years at One Dupont Circle, ACSUS' sub-lease was terminated and the Association relocated to office space in the historic Sun Building in downtown Washington D.C. in February 1997. In 2004 ACSUS returned to Dupont Circle and is currently located in the Embassy Building in the heart of the neighborhood’s think tank community. Website: www.acsus.org . |
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Washington, DC, March 23, 2005|
Canadian
Soldiers Battle Alongside 13th MEU Marines at TRUEX, MAGTFEX 205 |
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Shock and Awe “This blows our exercises away,” said 2nd Lt. (pronounced “Leftenant”) Matt Dawe, 8th platoon commander, C Company, 3rd Battalion, “the realism is, for lack of a better term, breathtaking.”
Dawe and the green warriors of the north took part in every event
tailored for U.S. Marine combat operations. From security and
stability operations to cordon and knock ops, the soldiers had their
boots on the ground and their rifles at the ready. |
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Catching Up With the News! |
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Dallaire Now a Senator |
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 As a soldier, Romeo Dallaire followed orders from government. Now, in his incarnation as a senator, he's looking forward to have a say in such orders. The 58-year-old retired general, who lost his mental equilibrium and eventually his military career to the horrors of the 1993-94 Rwandan genocide, was named to the Senate on Thursday by Prime Minister Paul Martin. Dallaire says he relishes the idea of getting inside government instead of preaching from outside. |
"That's one of the
fundamental reasons I accepted," he said in an interview. "Now I've
been given an opportunity to get into entrails of government in caucus
and the like.
"Hopefully, I'll be able to bring a more specific influence into decisions that are being taken."
Press HERE for more |
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Silver Stars Forever
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COLD LAKE -- The sun will soon set for the final
time on the venerable T-33; officially the CT-133AN "Silver Star" Mark
III but more commonly known as the T-Bird. |
This august airframe, the longest serving aircraft
in the history of the CF or RCAF, will cease flying operations on
March 31. |
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Free Education in the Military Comes with Catches
Emily Chung |
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Mar.31, 2005 - College
students Megan Harding and Scott Burgess have arranged for the federal
government to pay for their post-secondary education. Better yet, they
both have a job lined up for when they graduate.
Harding and Burgess are studying with the help of Canada's military, which offers post-secondary training for jobs from vehicle mechanic to doctor. Harding is in |
her third year of engineering
and Burgess is training to become an avionics technician, responsible for
the electrical systems of airplanes. In exchange for free education, their first job will be part of their mandatory military service, which is usually three to five years. Press HERE for more. |
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British Military
Says Goodbye to Goose Bay |
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 HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, NFLD. - Britain's Royal Air Force hands over the keys to CFB Goose Bay Thursday, ending a permanent presence it has had in Canada since the end of the Second World War. |
Defence planners in the U.K.
said they could not afford to maintain barracks and hangars in a foreign
country while closing bases at home. Press HERE for more |
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Defence Chief to Alter the Way Military Works
Mike Blanchfield |
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 Canada's new defence chief wants to revamp the command structure of the Canadian Forces under a new "CanadaCom" banner that unites the army, navy and air force under leaner, more focused leadership similar to the U.S. military's approach. |
Defence Minister Bill Graham
told a military symposium in Ottawa
yesterday the upcoming defence
policy review will make that key recommendation, which he said is the
brainchild of his new chief of defence staff, Gen. Rick Hillier. Press HERE for more |
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…”many thanks for doing such a great job with e-Veritas. The contents
and layout are both excellent and I would urge you to continue with
the same weekly format”.
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"Many Hands - make the burden light". « L’aide de plusieurs rend la tâche facile » S125 Bill & S134 Rolande Oliver |
| The eVERITAS electronic Newsletter reaches over 5,000 readers . It is a service provided by the RMC Club for Members in good standing with current addresses in the data base. It is designed to provide timely information on current events at RMC and to keep Members "connected". Occasionally, it will be distributed to non-members to entice them to join or renew their membership. Membership information is available at www.rmcclub.ca Newsworthy articles from national or local papers that may not have been available to the majority of our readers may be reproduced in e-VERITAS. We will also publish articles in either official language as submitted by Cadets and Staff, on "current life" at RMC. Other short “human interest stories" about Cadets, Ex-Cadets, Alumni and current and former Staff at the College will appear from time-to-time. Readers of e-VERITAS are encouraged to submit articles in either official language to william.oliver@rmc.ca. In particular, up-to-date “Where are they now?” articles on Ex-Cadets, Alumni and current and former Staff would be most welcome.
eVERITAS
is intended as a supplement and not a replacement of Veritas, the
highly popular magazine of the RMC Club printed and distributed three
times a year to Members by mail.
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Chaque édition du bulletin électronique e-VERITAS rejoint plus de 5,000 lecteurs. C’est un service fourni, par le Club des CMR, aux membres dont les adresses sont à jour dans notre base de données. Son but est de fournir des renseignements à point nommé sur les actualités au CMR et de garder en communication les membres du Club. Occasionnellement, il sera distribué aux membres qui ne sont plus en règle espérant qu’ils renouvelleront leur carte de membre annuelle ou qu’ils deviendront membres à vie. Les renseignements sur l’adhésion au Club sont disponibles au www.rmcclub.ca. Articles d’intérêt national ou local qui ne sont pas disponibles à la majorité de nos lecteurs seront reproduits dans e-VERITAS. Nous produirons aussi des articles dans l’une des deux langues officielles soumis par les élèves officiers et le personnel du Collège sur la vie actuelle au CMR. Nous offrirons de temps à autre de courtes anecdotes sur les élèves officiers, les Anciens et les membres du personnel d’hier et d’aujourd’hui. Nous encourageons les lecteurs de e-VERITAS à soumettre des articles dans l’une ou l’autre des deux langues officielles à Rolande.Oliver@rmc.ca. En particulier des articles récents sur « Où sont-ils présentement? » seraient grandement appréciés. e-VERITAS est un supplément et NON une substitution pour VERITAS la revue populaire du Club des CMR imprimée et distribuée aux membres en règle, par la poste, trois fois par année. |